This statistic shows the total population of men and women in Poland from 1900 until 2020. When this graph begins in 1900, Poland was not a united and independent country, and was split between the Austro-Hungarian, German and Russian empires. Poland eventually became a state in 1918, after the events of the First World War, however it's borders were further to the east than they are today. This statistic shows the populations of Poland within todays borders, and from it we can see that the population of men and women were relatively similar at 12.5 and 12.6 million respectively. In the inter-war years the difference in the number of men and women grew as a result of the First World War and the subsequent conflict to the east, where there were approximately 0.9 million more women.
The next entries in the graph come in 1946, where Poland's population falls to 23.9 million. The number of men falls by almost 5 million and the number of women falls by over 3.5 million. Poland was one of the most devastated countries during the Second World War, due to it's location it was the staging ground for much of the violence during Germany's war against Russia, and the civilian population was devastated during both occupations. With up to 5.8 million total deaths, approximately 17 percent of the total Polish population died during the Second World War, which is a higher proportion than any other country involved in the war.
After the war, Poland's population grew from 1946 onwards until the turn of the century, the difference in the number of men and women remained at around one million people, and the total population exceeded its pre-war levels in the late 1960s. Like many other Eastern European countries, with the fall of the iron curtain in the early 1990s, the population had greater freedom of movement and growth began to slow. By 2000 the population growth was declining, the number of men was and women were at 18.7 and 19.4 million respectively, and both populations then fell by 2015, with the number of men declining at a slightly faster rate than the number of women.
Population of Poland from 1900 to 2020, by gender
(in millions)
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UN DESA, & Google books. (July 16, 2019). Population of Poland from 1900 to 2020, by gender (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1017032/male-female-population-poland-1900-2020/
UN DESA, und Google books. "Population of Poland from 1900 to 2020, by gender (in millions)." Chart. July 16, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1017032/male-female-population-poland-1900-2020/
UN DESA, Google books. (2019). Population of Poland from 1900 to 2020, by gender (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1017032/male-female-population-poland-1900-2020/
UN DESA, and Google books. "Population of Poland from 1900 to 2020, by Gender (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1017032/male-female-population-poland-1900-2020/
UN DESA & Google books, Population of Poland from 1900 to 2020, by gender (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1017032/male-female-population-poland-1900-2020/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Population of Poland from 1900 to 2020, by gender (in millions) [Graph], UN DESA, & Google books, July 16, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1017032/male-female-population-poland-1900-2020/